No, Uber is not raising a round at a $1B valuation

Reuters just reported that luxury car service Uber is raising a funding round at a $1 billion valuation — though Uber itself denies it’s looking for investors.

CEO Travis Kalanick tweeted today in response that Uber “hasn’t spoken to a single investor” since November 2011.

An Uber spokesperson responded to VentureBeat by forwarding an official comment — and hinting that the Reuters story may be taken down. In a statement, Kalanick confirmed that Uber is not raising a round and that “any reports to the contrary are just completely untrue.”

.@uber hasn’t spoken to a single investor about raising $ since Nov ’11. Any reports to the contrary (i.e. Reuters) are completely false